OSHA Inspection: FREY BROTHERS MANUFACTURING

Issued

Oct 21, 1993

Abate by

Nov 23, 1993

Penalty

Initial $375 · Current $375

General-duty citation text

Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970:
The employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment
which were free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely
to cause death or serious physical harm to employees in that
employees were exposed to an injury from an unintended actuation
of a foot pedal not protected by a guard:
(a)  Welding Shop - An employee operated a Wisconsin Hydraulic
Press Brake, 100 tons, serial number 70211, to bend a
variety of pieces for the live stock products.  No means
was provided to protect the foot pedal from an unintended
actuation by a falling or moving objects or by someone
accidentally stepping on it.
AMONG OTHER METHODS, ONE FEASIBLE AND ACCEPTABLE ABATEMENT METHOD
TO CORRECT THIS HAZARD IS TO GUARD THE FOOT PEDAL.
OR IN THE ALTERNATIVE
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1):  Machine guarding was not provided to
protect operator(s) and other employees from the hazards  created
by unguarded foot pedal:
(a)  Welding Shop - An employee operated a Wisconsin Hydraulic
Press Brake, 100 tons, serial number 70211, to bend a
variety of pieces for the live stock products.  No means
was provided to protect the foot pedal from an unintended
actuation by a falling or moving objects or by someone
accidentally stepping on it.

Issued

Oct 21, 1993

Abate by

Nov 23, 1993

Penalty

Initial $300 · Current $300

Issued

Oct 21, 1993

Abate by

Dec 23, 1993

Penalty

Initial $300 · Current $300

Issued

Oct 21, 1993

Abate by

Nov 23, 1993

Issued

Oct 21, 1993

Abate by

Nov 23, 1993

Penalty

Initial $300 · Current $300

Issued

Oct 21, 1993

Abate by

Jan 7, 1994

Penalty

Initial $225 · Current $225

Issued

Oct 21, 1993

Abate by

Nov 23, 1993

Penalty

Initial $225 · Current $225

Issued

Oct 21, 1993

Abate by

Nov 23, 1993

Penalty

Initial $375 · Current $375

Issued

Oct 21, 1993

Abate by

Nov 23, 1993

Penalty

Initial $225 · Current $225

Issued

Oct 21, 1993

Abate by

Jan 7, 1994

Penalty

Initial $375 · Current $375

Issued

Oct 21, 1993

Abate by

Jan 7, 1994

Issued

Oct 21, 1993

Abate by

Nov 23, 1993